Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-27
CONFEDERATE HOME.
The Scheme TO Raise Money for Char
liable Institution Seems To Have
Collapsed Without Explanation.
ton and Lrss Newspaper Talk-Citi.
zsns Called On For satisfaction.
Dallas Herald.


There is g question going about like
this: Why did Judge Harrington resign
the office OF assistant POSTMASTER? When
q reporter asked this question this morn
ing be was referred TO Postotlice Inspector
HolliDgswCrth at Austin Judge uar-
ripgton resigned, that is certain, snd
started the Confederate Home Drawing.
The sympathy of the people was aroused
81 once. Captain CASTOR, Sidney Smith
and ". /. Hall became associated with
Mr.. Harrington in the grand scheme,
and the ladies OF Dallas became inter-
ested il getting up concert for the
/ benefit Of the enterprise by which the
( Con. edeTate Home at Austin would re-
ceiVe much aid. The newspapers aided
in their support. Agents were secured
throughout the state and tickets were
sold. The plan of sci Ing tickets DIT 200,
( giving the holder q Louisiana lottery
ticket in connection with the ticket
/ of the Confederate Home drawing,
was one plan. Some parties WHO made
such purchases received tickets
that IS, in part. For instance
/ County Collector Gillespie purchased
two tickets and paid 81. Each ticket
called for lottery ticket. Mr.. Gillespie
received one lottery ticket and third
ticket in the Confederate Home drawing
In other words, Mr. Harrington received
"a and paid out 81, except the soap Mr..
Gillespie received.
MIR. WitWer purchased one ticket which
called for q LOuisisna lottery ticket, 9ut
he received no such lottery ticket.
D. S. Robinson bought three for Sc, and
got no lottery ticket.
We have referred TO these three gentle
men as samples. There are 8 large mum
Der in similar condition,
Among the larger prizes was buggy, s.
Studcbaker wagon and TWO sewing me-
chimes. 1t is currently reported that
Judge Harrington drew the buggy. The
buggy came direct from the Enterprise
Company, Of ST. Louis, as q gift 10 the
Confederate Home drawing. Mr.. Wit
WeT's house donated Studebaker wagon.
No Cne as yet has called FOR the W2gOr,
and Mr. Witwer does not feel disposed TO
give the wagon up until there is q corn
plete report OF the drawing. The sewing
machine agents will follow IN tie wake
of Mr. WitWgY.
In the absence Of committee ID wit
ness the distribution OF the prizes, Nj.
Harrington says be submitted his plan TO
Secretary Sidney Smith, who approved it,
and he made the distribution.
1t is intimated that the Louisiana lot
terry tickets were not distributed until
after the drawing Of the Louisiana lottery
and the printed list secured. The matter
has rested SO far upon the statement of
Judge Harrington that he would make
a full report within three weeks.
Why it should take such a length
OF time after the drawing, is
not understood by the man up
3 tree. There is 10 way to find out the
number Of tickets sold except through
Judge Harrington, hat nearly 1000 can be
accounted for outside OF the sale of tick
cts for The concert; nearly zoe more. The
principal pTizss were donated, The soap,
vinegar, pickles, etc, cost but q small
amount of money. The concert owes the
Dallas n .ws $500; Henry Frees, $3.50;
opera house, $40; other indebtedu IS that
nay account to $500 Total, say $500.
The following telegram shows that no
money has been sent &c the Confederate
Home Dy Judge LA -TiDgton.
AUSTIN, June % 1851.
Dallas Herald, Dallae:
Your dispatch of day to hand, and
IN Ie Div Will SLY CC nlGGeTGIG home mss
received no money from Dsllas concert
to date. Respectfully,
Mrs. VAL G. GILEs.
So far as can be ascertained there is
probably $50 in the bank to the CTedit Of
the concern, if anything.
These statements are Gil based upon
such information as can be gathered, as
the fountain head is rot disposed to give
such information az will satisfy the pee
pie. There is = clamOr for some state
ment, and the people who have given
their money to aid a great end good
cause out OF sympathy, deserve fair treat
ment, and the Herald calls upon Captain
CASTOR, Sidney Smith ard ". /. Hall,
whose names nave been connected with
the matter, to have statement made TO
the public.
If it is failure for the want of man
agement, and with no intent to do wrong,
Judge Harrington and those connected
with it should IT Ceive the benefit of the
misfortune: if q systematic scheme to rob
the people, then it should be exposed and
the perpetrators condemned.